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Mars retrograde 1960

Mars retrograde 1960: 1 period, 41 days inside the year — 11.3% of 1960. Mars turned retrograde at 5:04 PM UTC on November 20 at 18°38′ Cancer and turned direct at 2:52 AM UTC on February 6, 1961 at 29°59′ Gemini.

Turns retrograde
Nov 20 5:04 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1960
41 days 11.3% of the year
Sign
Cancer retreats 18.66°
Mars Retrograde 1960 Dates: From Nov 20

Mars’s path through 1960, day by day

Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Jan 1, 1960 – Feb 12, 1961
Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Jan 1, 1960 – Feb 12, 1961. Mars starts 1960 at 19°44′ Sagittarius and ends it at 7°34′ Cancer — 197.8° of net progress: 208.4° forward, 10.5° given back. The loop retraces 18.66° in 77 days, from 18°39′ Cancer on Nov 20 back to 29°59′ Gemini on Feb 6 1961. Fastest day: Apr 1, 0.77° forward; fastest backward: Dec 28, 0.4°. Counting the shadows, 102 days of 1960 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 21, 1960 – Nov 20, 1960Post-retrograde shadow: Feb 6, 1961 – Apr 12, 1961Retrograde: Nov 20, 1960 – Feb 6, 1961SagittariusCapricornAquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancer1961Stations retrograde Nov 20, 1960, 5:04 PM UTC, 18°38′ CancerR Nov 20Stations direct Feb 6, 1961, 2:52 AM UTC, 29°59′ GeminiD Feb 6JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Jan 1, 1960 – Feb 12, 1961. Mars starts 1960 at 19°44′ Sagittarius and ends it at 7°34′ Cancer — 197.8° of net progress: 208.4° forward, 10.5° given back. The loop retraces 18.66° in 77 days, from 18°39′ Cancer on Nov 20 back to 29°59′ Gemini on Feb 6 1961. Fastest day: Apr 1, 0.77° forward; fastest backward: Dec 28, 0.4°. Counting the shadows, 102 days of 1960 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 21, 1960 – Nov 20, 1960Post-retrograde shadow: Feb 6, 1961 – Apr 12, 1961Retrograde: Nov 20, 1960 – Feb 6, 1961SagittariusCapricornAquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancer1961Stations retrograde Nov 20, 1960, 5:04 PM UTC, 18°38′ CancerR Nov 20Stations direct Feb 6, 1961, 2:52 AM UTC, 29°59′ GeminiD Feb 6JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Mars starts 1960 at 19°44′ Sagittarius and ends it at 7°34′ Cancer — 197.8° of net progress: 208.4° forward, 10.5° given back. The loop retraces 18.66° in 77 days, from 18°39′ Cancer on Nov 20 back to 29°59′ Gemini on Feb 6 1961. Fastest day: Apr 1, 0.77° forward; fastest backward: Dec 28, 0.4°. Counting the shadows, 102 days of 1960 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Mars retrograde 1960: exact times in your city

Mars turned retrograde at 5:04 PM UTC on November 20, 1960 at 18°38′ Cancer — 1:04 PM in Santiago, 12:04 PM in New York, 5:04 PM in London and 2:04 AM on November 21 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde · Nov 20, 1960 Turns direct · Feb 6, 1961
UTC Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · 18°38′ Cancer Mon, Feb 6, 1961 · 29°59′ Gemini
Honolulu United States 7:04 AM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC−10 4:52 PM Sun, Feb 5, 1961 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 7:04 AM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC−10 4:52 PM Sun, Feb 5, 1961 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 9:04 AM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC−8 6:52 PM Sun, Feb 5, 1961 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 10:04 AM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC−7 7:52 PM Sun, Feb 5, 1961 · UTC−7
Denver United States 10:04 AM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC−7 7:52 PM Sun, Feb 5, 1961 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 11:04 AM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC−6 8:52 PM Sun, Feb 5, 1961 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 11:04 AM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC−6 8:52 PM Sun, Feb 5, 1961 · UTC−6
New York United States 12:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC−5 9:52 PM Sun, Feb 5, 1961 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 12:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC−5 9:52 PM Sun, Feb 5, 1961 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 12:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC−5 9:52 PM Sun, Feb 5, 1961 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 12:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC−5 9:52 PM Sun, Feb 5, 1961 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 12:34 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC−4:30 10:22 PM Sun, Feb 5, 1961 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 1:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC−4 10:52 PM Sun, Feb 5, 1961 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 2:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC−3 11:52 PM Sun, Feb 5, 1961 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 2:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC−3 11:52 PM Sun, Feb 5, 1961 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 4:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC−1 1:52 AM Mon, Feb 6, 1961 · UTC−1
London United Kingdom 5:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC 2:52 AM Mon, Feb 6, 1961 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 6:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC+1 3:52 AM Mon, Feb 6, 1961 · UTC+1
Paris France 6:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC+1 3:52 AM Mon, Feb 6, 1961 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 6:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC+1 3:52 AM Mon, Feb 6, 1961 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 7:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC+2 4:52 AM Mon, Feb 6, 1961 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 7:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC+2 4:52 AM Mon, Feb 6, 1961 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 7:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC+2 4:52 AM Mon, Feb 6, 1961 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 7:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC+2 4:52 AM Mon, Feb 6, 1961 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 8:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC+3 5:52 AM Mon, Feb 6, 1961 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 8:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC+3 5:52 AM Mon, Feb 6, 1961 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 8:34 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC+3:30 6:22 AM Mon, Feb 6, 1961 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 9:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC+4 6:52 AM Mon, Feb 6, 1961 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 10:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC+5 7:52 AM Mon, Feb 6, 1961 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 10:34 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC+5:30 8:22 AM Mon, Feb 6, 1961 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 10:34 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC+5:30 8:22 AM Mon, Feb 6, 1961 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 11:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC+6 8:52 AM Mon, Feb 6, 1961 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 12:04 AM Mon, Nov 21, 1960 · UTC+7 9:52 AM Mon, Feb 6, 1961 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 12:34 AM Mon, Nov 21, 1960 · UTC+7:30 10:22 AM Mon, Feb 6, 1961 · UTC+7:30
Singapore 12:34 AM Mon, Nov 21, 1960 · UTC+7:30 10:22 AM Mon, Feb 6, 1961 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 1:04 AM Mon, Nov 21, 1960 · UTC+8 10:52 AM Mon, Feb 6, 1961 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 1:04 AM Mon, Nov 21, 1960 · UTC+8 10:52 AM Mon, Feb 6, 1961 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 1:04 AM Mon, Nov 21, 1960 · UTC+8 10:52 AM Mon, Feb 6, 1961 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 1:34 AM Mon, Nov 21, 1960 · UTC+8:30 11:22 AM Mon, Feb 6, 1961 · UTC+8:30
Tokyo Japan 2:04 AM Mon, Nov 21, 1960 · UTC+9 11:52 AM Mon, Feb 6, 1961 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 2:34 AM Mon, Nov 21, 1960 · UTC+9:30 12:22 PM Mon, Feb 6, 1961 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 3:04 AM Mon, Nov 21, 1960 · UTC+10 12:52 PM Mon, Feb 6, 1961 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 3:04 AM Mon, Nov 21, 1960 · UTC+10 12:52 PM Mon, Feb 6, 1961 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 5:04 AM Mon, Nov 21, 1960 · UTC+12 2:52 PM Mon, Feb 6, 1961 · UTC+12

Stations from the NASA JPL DE440 ephemeris. Swiss Ephemeris agrees on every Mars station 1900–2050: all within a minute. Local times: IANA time zones, to the minute.

77 days · retreats 18.66° · crosses the year boundary

November 20, 1960 → February 6, 1961 in Cancer

Stations retrograde Nov 20, 1960, 5:04 PM UTC at 18°38′ Cancer
Stations direct Feb 6, 1961, 2:52 AM UTC at 29°59′ Gemini
Shadow opens Sep 21, 1960, 3:46 AM UTC (61 days before)
Shadow closes Apr 12, 1961, 9:13 PM UTC (66 days after)
Full window including shadows 204 days
The November loop up close, shadow to shadow
The November loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 18.66° between 29°59′ Gemini and 18°38′ Cancer three times: forward in the pre-shadow (61 days), back while retrograde (77 days), forward again in the post-shadow (66 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 21, 1960 – Nov 20, 1960Post-retrograde shadow: Feb 6, 1961 – Apr 12, 1961Retrograde: Nov 20, 1960 – Feb 6, 196120° Gemini25° Gemini0° Cancer5° Cancer10° Cancer15° Cancer20° Cancer25° CancerStations retrograde Nov 20, 1960, 5:04 PM UTC, 18°38′ CancerR Nov 20 · 18°38′ CancerStations direct Feb 6, 1961, 2:52 AM UTC, 29°59′ GeminiD Feb 6 · 29°59′ GeminiSep 19Oct 17Nov 14Dec 12Jan 9Feb 6Mar 6Apr 3Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com The November loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 18.66° between 29°59′ Gemini and 18°38′ Cancer three times: forward in the pre-shadow (61 days), back while retrograde (77 days), forward again in the post-shadow (66 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 21, 1960 – Nov 20, 1960Post-retrograde shadow: Feb 6, 1961 – Apr 12, 1961Retrograde: Nov 20, 1960 – Feb 6, 196120° Gemini0° Cancer25° CancerStations retrograde Nov 20, 1960, 5:04 PM UTC, 18°38′ CancerR Nov 20 · 18°38′ CancerStations direct Feb 6, 1961, 2:52 AM UTC, 29°59′ GeminiD Feb 6 · 29°59′ GeminiSep 19Nov 14Jan 9Mar 6Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com

Mars crosses the 18.66° between 29°59′ Gemini and 18°38′ Cancer three times: forward in the pre-shadow (61 days), back while retrograde (77 days), forward again in the post-shadow (66 days).

Mars retrograde in Cancer

Mars retrograde in Cancer turns frustration inward and toward home. Family tensions surface, household projects stall and anger comes out indirectly. It suits addressing emotional grievances openly and repairing the home rather than starting new battles.

…and back into Gemini

Mars retrograde in Gemini scatters energy and sharpens arguments. Projects stall because attention is split, debates go in circles and travel plans are disrupted. It suits finishing half-done tasks and choosing which battles actually matter.

It begins in Scorpio season and ends in Aquarius season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Leo — Dec 1 to Feb 6, 1961 (67 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Virgo — Dec 10 to Feb 6, 1961 (58 days of overlap)

For the sign itself, see Cancer and its daily horoscope.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 1960

Previous

1958 Ended December 20, 1958 after 71 days, moving back 15.96° through the zodiac.

Next

1962 Begins December 26, 1962 and runs 80 days.

Both dates are computed from the planet’s apparent motion, not taken from a table. A retrograde begins the moment its daily movement against the stars turns negative, and that moment is findable to the hour.

Computed for 1960

Mars through the zodiac in 1960

Every sign Mars occupies during 1960, with the dates it enters and leaves. A sign that appears twice means the planet backed into the previous sign during a retrograde and crossed again.

Mars in Sagittarius From Jan 1 – Jan 14
Mars in Capricorn Jan 14 – Feb 23
Mars in Aquarius Feb 23 – Apr 2
Mars in Pisces Apr 2 – May 11
Mars in Aries May 11 – Jun 20
Mars in Taurus Jun 20 – Aug 2
Mars in Gemini Aug 2 – Sep 21
Mars in Cancer Sep 21 – Dec 31 and beyond

8 segments in 1960. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1960 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1960

Uranus in Leo Nov 27, 1959 – Apr 24, 1960 · 149 days
Pluto in Virgo Dec 8, 1959 – May 15, 1960 · 158 days
Neptune in Scorpio Feb 10, 1960 – Jul 18, 1960 · 159 days
Mercury in Pisces Mar 1, 1960 – Mar 24, 1960 · 23 days
Jupiter in Capricorn Apr 20, 1960 – Aug 20, 1960 · 122 days
Saturn in Capricorn Apr 27, 1960 – Sep 15, 1960 · 141 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 3, 1960 – Jul 27, 1960 · 24 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 27, 1960 – Nov 16, 1960 · 20 days
Uranus in Leo Dec 1, 1960 – Apr 29, 1961 · 149 days
Pluto in Virgo Dec 10, 1960 – May 17, 1961 · 158 days
← 1959 Mars retrograde in 1959. All Mars retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1961 → Mars retrograde in 1961.

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